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Kilkenny’s solid performance leaves us with plenty of hope for the year ahead
It’s amazing how a Kilkenny supporter’s mind works. Making my way back to the car last Saturday evening after the Cats had dished out another hammering to Wexford I asked a few fans for their thoughts, thinking that an 11-point victory would have left them content, how wrong I was.
50/50 Phone a Friend launched in Castlebar
After the startling statistics presented to a crowd at the TF Royal Hotel and Theatre it is no surprise that the 50/50 Phone a Friend suicide awareness campaign is evolving. It originated in Westport and has since been launched in Ballina and now in Castlebar.
Belmullet student took his teacher’s car for a ‘spin’
A man who stole car keys from his teacher and then took her car “for a spin”, was before Belmullet District Court on Wednesday.
Judge pays tribute to solicitor
Judge Mary Devins paid tribute to Ann McEllin, “a very valued member of the legal profession”, following Ms McEllin’s death last week.
Quiet Man pub patrons had pints after close
The licensee of Pat Cohan’s Pub, Cong — which is better known as the Quiet Man pub — was before Ballinrobe District Court last week for permitting people on the premises after closing time.
‘Appalling’ high speed car chase in Belmullet
A 22-year-old intoxicated man who led gardaí on a high speed chase throughout the Belmullet area, for a distance of seven to eight miles, was this week disqualified from driving for three years.
Judge says Ireland would be better off without two Latvian thieves
Two Latvians who between them went on a thieving spree in Roscommon, Galway, and Mayo, were before Ballina District Court on Tuesday following a break-in to a hairdresser’s in Ballina last month.
Minors caught drinking alcohol in Ballina bar
A Ballina publican who permitted the sale of alcohol to a minor was convicted and fined by Judge Mary Devins and ordered to close his premises for 48 hours.
Castlebar gardaí warn of zero tolerance over
A 31 per cent increase in the number of people failing breath tests over the month of February in County Mayo, shows the battle against drink-driving is never ending. If St Patrick's Day revellers decide to drive drunk, they had better have more than the 'luck of the Irish' to cover the financial consequences of a drunk driving arrest. A campaign is being launched in Mayo which will tie into the Road Safety Authority’s message to “Never, ever, drink and drive”.
